The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-21
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

The rumor tina Mrs. Garfield intends to
marry is pronounced absurd.
The steamer Great Eastern was sold in
London yesterday for S1o5,coo.
The baseball score at Philadelphia on
Wednesday stood: Detroit, ! st. Louis, ;.
In the knights Of Labor Convention,
at Minneapolis, the motion 10 grant char
ters to Chinese assemblies was lost.
The eleventh annual session Of the Pro.
testant Episcopal Church Of the United
States is being held at Louisville, Ky.
Five thousand shoemakers are out on a
strike at Philadelphia. Twenty.four fac.
tories paid off their hands and closed their
doors on Wednesday,
General Benz. F. Butler has been defn.
itely retained as counsel in the Chicago
anarchist. case, and will appear for the de.
PENDANTS before the U. S. Supreme Court.
| Vienna dispatch: Count Won Taafe,
Austrian Prime Minister, threatens 10 re
sign his Office unless the Nationalsts
moderate their demands in relation to fed
Grafton.
China has applied to the ai,ny authori.
ties Of Germany for officers to instruct
and organize the Chinese army, and the
/ German Emperor has consented 20 allow
officers to go to China.
They must sell bad WHISKY at Constan-
linople, for a dispatch says that the police
are closing all liquor shops kept by Euro
pcans, on the ground that they arc dcmcr.
alizng the Turkish people.
The London Times sarcast;cally says:
1t is fact beyond question that Glad
stones o:atoral performance beats the rec
ord Of all statesmen who ever attempted 10
govern the country by gift of speech.
The General Assembly OF the Knights
Of Labor adjourned at Minneapolis on the
18TH. All business was disposed OF, and
the Eleventh Assembly has the record OF
accomplishing more than any Of its pre-
decessors
Paris dispatch: An Anarchist meeting
addressed by Louise Michel at Menilmon.
tant, Sunday, ended in an atfray with the
police. Many persons were wounded by
shots from revolvers. Three arrests were
! made.
DR.. Alorrel Mckenzie in the intervic"
ON the 18th said nothing to justify the
alarming runors current in reference 't
i. the health of the Crown Prince OF Ger
; many He declared the Crown Princes
r condition excellent.
; In the presence of a large conconrse o
people and with imposing ceremonies :
!: bronze equestrian statue of General Meade
was on the 10Th unveiled in Fairmoutl
5 Park, Philadelphia. The military parade
I was one Of the finest ever seen in that city
London dispatch: Owing to repeatee
] appeals for chips from trees felled by Mr.
, Gladstone at Hawarden, printed circular
! has been issued fixing uniform charge O
l eighteen pence for small block, or three
+. shilIings per cubic foot, exclusive OF car
riage.
;, An Oregoniau special from Olympi;
. gives summary OF the census OF Wash
! inuto, Territory taken this wear. 1t shows
: the total population to be I't,o"o, OF whom
: IL, 500 are whites, c,5p5 Chinese, .,,:,17 III
t dian half breeds, and the :e,uainaer ma!at
, toes ard hanak;.s.
= VIM S. Coine, the chief "whip' OF tht
: Liberal Crioniot party in 'llr Eng Pa
= Lament, writes from Manitoba suggesting
r that the Government instead OF cnbarkins
\ in the dangerous policy OF Land purchase
: help tn: distressed Irish families inn1igra,,
to that magnificent country.
; The Presidential tour through Alah<m;
| is a tall success. Yesterday Presitcu
Cleveland matl., an eloquent stump speecl
at MONTGOMERY, and at the grand review
. Mrs. Cleveland was the surprised rscipen
OF, al, unique and beautiful! souvenir, a jew
;, 81 case il, the shape Of bale OF cotton.
The remains of General fitzpatrick wa
intcryc;. at West Point on the 18th. Mrs
ki}patrick ro>.c in a carriage with Genera
, Sherman The pail bearers were Genera
+ .Alger, Gen. w. T. Jewe't, John Loomis
Gen. Iohn Hammond, cx Senator Hobart
, Gen. Socum, Gen. Mcintosh, and Gen
Hasbrouck.
t The Paris correspondent OF the londor
Dailv Chrouicic learns that the late NJ
, katk off and General Boulanges we're il